Where does “telharmonium” come from?

telharmonium (English) comes from English harmonium, from French harmonium, from French harmonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

telharmonium (English): An early electric musical instrument for...

Definitions

  1. An early electric musical instrument for...

Ancestry of “telharmonium”, step by step

telharmonium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English harmonium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishharmoniumA small keyboard instrument that consists of a...
2Frenchharmoniumharmonium
3Frenchharmonieharmony
4Latinharmoniaharmony, concordance of sounds; music, singing,...
5Ancient GreekἉρμονίαHarmonia
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία
telharmonium — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer